View report page

72
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955.
435 samples of foods and drugs were submitted to the Public
Analyst for examination.
The sixteen samples which were the subject of adverse report are
listed below together with the action taken. It will be noted that
several were due to failure to comply with labelling requirements of the
Labelling of Food Order, 1953 or the Labelling of Food Regulations, 1970.
Frankfurter Sausages Contained 18 per cent. Matter taken up with
excess sodium nitrate. importers.
The sample contained
Sodium Nitrate 590 ppm.
Guava Jelly Deficient in fruit to Withdrawn from sale.
the extent of 50 per Matter raised with
cent. The sample con- importers whose
tained: Guava Fruit analyst has drawn
not more than 20 per attention to the def—
cento inition "fruit
tent" given in the
Food Standards Preserves
Order, 1953. A formal
sample will be taken if
this article is observed
on sale.
Creamy Chocolate Misleading description. Matter taken up with
Biscuits The article contained the manufacturers
no butterfat to justify and The Cake & Biscuit
the description. Alliance Ltd.
factory conclusion not
yet reached.
Cheese and Salmon Misleading label, The label was amended
Spread The name of the arti- following correspon-
cle did not correctly dence with the
describe its compo- importers
sition and was much
more conspicuous
than the appropriate
designation.